Later Years
After his baseball career, Wakefield worked in taxes, bankruptcy courts and the steel industry. In 1983, Wakefield was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
Wakefield died in 1985 at age 64 in Redford, Michigan.
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